Our beer is better. Good beer makes up for most things. 
.. and don't forget some revolutionary music over the years.
You live in the shadows of many greats, so your perspective of "The Beatles," "The Rolling Stones," "Richard Thompson," and a list of dozens of otheres for instance, is quite skewed .
Thje rest of the world bought their music with their dollars, yen, marks, kopecks, etc, in huge numbers. It is the best way of showing acceptance - opening the purse.
